"Norms with Jordan Morris" is Episode 160 of Doughboys, hosted by Mike Mitchell and Nick Wiger. "Norms with Jordan Morris" was released on June 28, 2018.
"Tomorrow... We Never Close...." - @doughboyspod
Synopsis[]
The first half of the record may have been lost, but the second remains, as writer/comedian Jordan Morris (Bubble, @midnight, Jordan, Jesse, Go!) returns for a review of his favorite sobering up spot: 24/7 Los Angeles diner chain Norms. The 'boys field another voicemail from a friend of the show. Plus, another edition of Drank or Stank.
Nick's intro[]
interior of Norms
1930's architecture saw the emergence of Streamline Moderne, a sleak slimmed-down subset of Art Deco that emphasized the efficiency of the Electrical Age. After the Second World War, the economic revitalization and growth of car culture in the US saw Streamline Moderne supplanted by a different forward-looking aesthetic: Googie architecture - characterized by sharp geometry, sloped surfaces, and vibrant colors, and exhibited in fictional futuristic settings like The Jetsons, Futurama, and Disney's Tomorrowland.
Throughout the 1950s, the distinct attention-grabbing exterior design was in common use alongside highways in the suburban US, a way to lure passing motorists into motels, movie theaters, and most commonly, restaurants. In addition to the diner that gave the aesthetic its distinct name, Googie's Coffee Shop in Hollywood, famous examples of the style include the first Bob's Big Boy, the first McDonald's, and the oldest standing example of an LA eatery that opened on La Cienega Boulevard in 1957, the same year the Soviet Sputnik satellite launched the Space Race.
Actually the second of the 24/7 diner locations to open, its always-available breakfast and value-oriented menu would lead it to multiply and become a beloved LA institution, depicted in numerous movies and TV shows set in the City of Angels, most recently Amazon's dad-bait police procedural, Bosh.
Today, Googie architecture is rare in the real world, though the designated historical site of the diner's oldest location remains a stirring example of the form. Once an aspirational vision of a Space Age future, now a time capsule that anchors it in the past, though its corporate motto dismisses the concept of time altogether: "We Never Close."
This week on Doughboys: Norms.
Fork rating[]
Spoonman trying to win it
| guest / host | ordered | rating |
|---|---|---|
| Nick Wiger |
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4 forks |
| Mike Mitchell |
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3.15 forks |
| Jordan Morris |
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4 forks |
| shared |
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Drank or Stank[]
In Drank or Stank, The Doughboys have a drink and rate it either 'Drank' or 'Stank.'
For this episode, they try a couple of flavors of Starbucks Refreshers, a sort of flavored sparkling drink.
| guest / host | Strawberry Lemonade | Peach Passion Fruit |
|---|---|---|
| Nick Wiger | Ank | Ank |
| Mike Mitchell | Drank | Drank |
| Jordan Morris | Stank | Stank |
Roast Mitchy 2 Spoonz[]
Ricky Gervais
| “ | Raspberry Lime Rickey Gervais | ” |
–Todd Taylor | ||
Quotes[]
| “ | I don't have a giant litterbox! | ” |
–Mike Mitchell | ||
| “ | Mitch, it's already dangerous for you to eat chicken tenders, because you can always the mistake of biting your own thumb. | ” |
–Nick Wiger | ||
| “ | Wiger, didn't you offer to the waiter to cream Jordan's corn for him? | ” |
–Mike Mitchell | ||
| “ | If I'm getting artificial tang, it better be from a RealDoll. | ” |
–Nick Wiger | ||
#hashtags[]
- #IAlsoHeardThatSong or #HodgmanIsntCrazy
The Feedbag[]
| “ | I'm having a bachelor party for my friend this weekend (another fellow Doughboys listener). I was wondering what kind of food do you like at bachelor parties? | ” |
–Max from St. Louis | ||
Related Episodes[]
| Starbucks episodes | Jordan Morris episodes |
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Photos (via @doughboyspod)[]
